It's a poor substitute due to the comparatively minuscule user base, but I've been enjoying it. It's also neat that it's federated.

In reality I think I'll end up using a few different sites if reddit goes to shit. Hence me being back here after a long hiatus.

Seagate had a real rough period a few years back. Their 1.5TB models especially had a lot of trouble. A lot of people are still boycotting them for that reason. Not sure how long your "long time" is.

Boycotting manufacturers rather than models is pointless, but it's like banks. People get screwed and vow never to give money to X again, even though Y and Z are equally likely to screw them.

choking child

I don't think that's the intended use at all.

I'm guessing they're expecting texts more like "someone broke into my house, and I'm hiding in the closet", or "my husband is abusing me, and thinks I'm just cleaning up in the bathroom, but I need help", etc. Situations where being discreet is important, situations where people currently try to text 911, and often get no response.

"how do I edit a file on Linux" (really!). So I replied "vi

really? You suggested a noob edit a file in vi? At least point the poor shmuck to nano or something else a mortal can use.

they install some nastyware on your phone

Any source on that? I'm using their JB and haven't found any reason why not to so far, but I'm always glad to read someone's analysis/complaints.

The local power company sells "Green Power" but, as best as I can find out, they just shove the "Green Power" into the lines and everybody gets some of it. The people who pay the inflated price don't actually get "Green Power"--false advertising and a bait-and-switch.

Do you expect them to track the individual electrons or something? This is exactly how a system like this should work.

Users purchase x kWh of 'green' energy, so the company produces x kWh and puts it on the grid. Sure "everybody gets that energy", but it was funded by and produced for those subscribing to the 'green' power service.

It's about producing power the way a customer wants, not tracking individual joules as they float through wires. That would be madness of the highest order.

That's where I am too. I love the idea of smart watches, but I don't want anything clunky, or with poor battery life.

Simple notifications or apps (compass/GPS, weather, sunset/sunrise, heart rate monitor) that are useful when out and about, but not too clumsy on its tiny interface.

And ideally some sort of interoperability with various phones.

I don't have very high hopes of this type of device existing any day soon. So for now I'll stick with my Citizen WR200 atomic.

She doesn't need to know how to use it, really. She just needs to know that its possible to "put a lock" on files (and probably a good idea, considering her subject matter), and then ask a tech-minded individual to help her implement it.

Hopefully this news story makes at least one journalist ask about that process.

Traffic analysis only gives you an upper bound. That's why spy stations read numbers every day, even though they (likely) only rarely send messages.

Then your client would lie to the server.

You wouldn't want to create a liar would you?

Can you show your work? What prediction are you referring to? If it legitimately proves god is real, you'd think it'd be a little more commonly known. But I'm willing to hear you out.

Turn in your nerd card.

With uncapped internet (a few of us still have it) and next-next generation codecs

This simulator doesn't seem to simulate very well. I installed a couple apps, and wasn't able to interact with them as if it were a phone.

Though the native apps seem to work alright, and it feels like a modern phone to me.

Agreed. I also like having a convenient chronometer for cooking food, or measuring how long I'm spending on something. Sure I could use my phone, but the wrist is more convenient.